Your Nonprofit's Operating Records Are an Asset

What Kind of Nonprofit Data?

The value is in how your organization operates — not in who your donors are. Mode licenses operating records such as:

• Program operations — program designs, enrollment and scheduling records, service calendars, capacity and utilization logs
• Service delivery records — de-identified delivery histories, completion and outcome logs at the operational level, site and regional operating records
• Internal workflows — standard operating procedures, staff training materials, intake and routing processes, vendor and administrative records, facilities and logistics documentation

Two boundaries are absolute:

• This is not your donor list. Donor identities, mailing lists, and personal contact data are not what this program licenses, and Mode does not buy them.
• Data is de-identified. The licensed copy goes through de-identification — the value to AI labs is the operational logic of how work gets done, not the names of the people involved.

Who Qualifies

Mode reviews every organization individually, but the published fit for nonprofits is:

• 50+ employees/staff
• Based in the US, Canada, the UK, or Australia
• Several years of operating records — a longer, well-documented operating history strengthens the fit
• Real, repeatable operations — programs and services delivered through documented systems, not one-off activity

Smaller nonprofits below the staffing threshold do not currently fit the program. If your organization meets the profile above, the first step is a free qualification check — Mode makes the eligibility and valuation decision, not FiftyKPlug.

How It Works

The process is the same one Mode runs for every organization, in six steps:

1. Apply — Submit your organization through the qualification check at 50KPLUG.COM. It costs nothing to ask.
2. Review — Mode reviews your organization's size, operating history, and records to decide eligibility and value.
3. LOI — If Mode wants to proceed, you receive a letter of intent setting out the proposed terms. Your board reviews it like any other agreement — you are under no obligation until you sign.
4. Agree & Export — You agree the scope of records to be licensed, and the agreed copy is exported. Your originals never leave your organization.
5. Deliver — The de-identified copy is delivered to Mode for AI training use under the license terms.
6. Get Paid — Mode pays your organization the licensed amount it set in review.

Mode's stated timeline is approximately 3 months from first conversation to payment. That is Mode's published estimate, not a guarantee — review depth and export readiness vary by organization.

One more fact your treasurer will ask about: your organization pays no affiliate fee. If a FiftyKPlug affiliate introduced your organization, Mode pays that affiliate's fee — never the organization.

What This Is NOT

Boards should be clear on what this program is not:

• Not a grant. There is no application essay, no funder, no reporting cycle, no restricted-use award. It is a commercial license of records your organization already owns.
• Not fundraising. No donor is asked for anything. No campaign, no gala, no appeal. This is earned revenue from an existing asset, not contributed revenue.
• Not selling your list. Your donor list, your mailing list, and the identities of the people you serve are not the product. The license covers de-identified operating records — how the work runs, not who gave or who received.